Swedish Spring

For years I cherished the wish to experience the Swedish early spring. Especially owls and courtships of several grouse species were high on my list. Together with a friend, I finally made this trip in April 2022. We traveled through southern and central Sweden for almost two weeks and camped during night frost. Everything on our own, without guides. It was a breathtaking journey back into the seasons; from warm spring weather in the south of Sweden to winter conditions in the Swedish highlands. Species such as common crane, black grouse, capercaillie, willow grouse, rock ptarmigan and Northern hawk-owl brought us to fantastic nature areas and provided great opportunities for photography. I returned to the same locations in April 2023. I spent several mornings among lekking capercaillies and more than a meter of snow fell in the mountains.